Wolverine’s Hugh Jackman trains with Sugar Ray Leonard

Throughout the last 17 years Hollywood star Hugh Jackman had graced the screen as the adrenaline fueled mutant Wolverine in the X-Men franchise, with his latest film ‘Logan’ looking to be his last outing in the role.

As you may have guessed playing such a role takes a tremendous amount of physical training and strict dieting to help bring the Wolverine character to life on the screen.

In the following video for Men’s Fitness magazine Hugh Jackman goes through his regular workout routine, how he manages his diet, while also getting the chance to train with the legendary Sugar Ray Leonard.

Aside from just hitting the focus mitts and heavy bag, Hugh also reveals the insight he received from Leonard of what it takes to be a world champion boxer which Hugh says he channeled for his role in the film ‘Real Steel’ where he played a former boxer.

Check out the two part interview below.

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Part 2:

Ray Charles Leonard(born May 17, 1956), best known as “Sugar” Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed from 1977 to 1997, winning world titles in five weight divisions; the lineal championship in three weight divisions; as well as the undisputed welterweight title.[Source: Wiki]

Hugh Michael Jackman(born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor, singer and producer. Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in variety of film genres. He is known for his long-running role as Wolverine in the X-Men film series.

His work in Les Misérables earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy in 2013. In Broadway theater, Jackman won a Tony Award for his role in The Boy from Oz.[Source: Wiki]

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